Alcohol-related traffic fatalities make up nearly 37 percent of all youth traffic fatalities (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2002) . If teenagers were informed about the risks of driving under the influence of alcohol, the likelihood of them engaging in this activity would be significantly reduced. Clearly state your opposition and the rules against drunk driving followed by the punishments associated with violating these rules. Build alliances with your teenagers' parents to ensure that the two families work together to reduce the possibility of teenagers driving under the influence of alcohol. Implement tougher laws on teenagers driving under the influence to deprive or limit their driving privileges. Stricter laws could also be implemented and enforced on adults who provide alcohol and alcoholic beverages to teenagers. There are times when teens find themselves with friends who choose to drive while intoxicated or find themselves forced into activities they wouldn't normally participate in. In this situation there needs to be a rule that teens can call home for a ride with no questions asked. This will allow the teen to feel comfortable enough to have parents as a safe alternative for a ride home instead of getting into a vehicle with someone under the influence or getting behind the wheel while under the influence to try to get home . Collaboration between parents, adolescents, other parents, and law enforcement can reduce the number of deaths associated with adolescent-related car crashes.